GRE Word List
SCRUTINIZE
to examine closely and minutely
The meaning of the word scrutinize is to examine closely and minutely.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| mortician | undertaker |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |