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 |
|---|---|
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| niggle | trifle |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |