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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |