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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sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
delugean overflowing of the land by water
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character
gingerlyvery cautious or careful