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 |
|---|---|
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| calculated | apt |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |