GRE Word List
PRY
to look closely or inquisitively
The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |