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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| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
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| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |