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 |
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pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
retaliate | to return like for like |
continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
equity | justice according to natural law or right |
roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |