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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WordMeaning
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle