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 |
|---|---|
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| collate | to compare critically |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| provident | frugal |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |