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 |
|---|---|
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |