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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transcribeto make a written copy of
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misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
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