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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passiveacted upon by an external agency
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
decadencethe process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent
piquantengagingly provocative
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
oatmealmeal made from oats