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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| Word | Meaning |
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| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |