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
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
debarto bar from having or doing something : preclude
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
sheerunqualified
collateto compare critically
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss