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
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
premonitorygiving warning
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
torrenta violent or forceful flow of fluid
supplicantone who supplicates
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
missivea written communication : letter