GRE Word List
PRY
to look closely or inquisitively
The meaning of the word pry is to look closely or inquisitively.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |