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 |
|---|---|
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |