Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

The action of examining with care or reading carefully

Perusal

The option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words "the action of examining with care or reading carefully" is perusal.

• Persuade means to convince someone to do something.
• Perverse means having a strong and unreasonable dislike of something.
• Perusal means the action of reading something carefully.
• Persiflage means gentle mockery or ridicule.

The word perusal is the most appropriate because it specifically refers to the act of reading something carefully. The other words do not have the same connotation of carefulness.