GRE Word List

PROBE

a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)

The meaning of the word probe is a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity).

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WordMeaning
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
stanchto check or stop the flowing of
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
lushgrowing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose