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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puzzleto offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally
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dementedmad
smotherto kill by depriving of air
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nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
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