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 |
|---|---|
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |