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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| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| clime | climate |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |