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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WordMeaning
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
veracityconformity with truth or fact : accuracy
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
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precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
destitutelacking something needed or desirable
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
connivancethe act of conniving
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert