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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|---|---|
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
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| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |