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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |