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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |