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 |
|---|---|
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |