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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
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| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| rickety | affected with rickets |