GRE Word List
SCRUTINIZE
to examine closely and minutely
The meaning of the word scrutinize is to examine closely and minutely.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| demented | mad |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |