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 |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |