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
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
comportto be fitting : accord
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
tightwada close or miserly person
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations