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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warrena place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant)
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
whiffa quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
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problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct