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 |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| resign | relegate |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |