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 |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| forebears | ancestor |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| desiccate | to dry up |