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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WordMeaning
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
compartmenta separate division or section
porouspossessing or full of pores
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
vexto bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
deifyto make a god of
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations