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 |
|---|---|
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| nomenclature | name |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| dally | to act playfully |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| farce | stuff |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |