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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eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
yen | a strong desire or propensity |
feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |