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 |
|---|---|
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| exhume | disinter |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| contagion | a contagious disease |