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
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
contaminateto soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
propsomething that props or sustains : support
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)