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 |
|---|---|
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |