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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obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
potentateruler
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wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
specka small discoloration or spot especially from stain or decay