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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excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
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unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
categorical | absolute |
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