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ESL Word of the Day – Scrutiny

Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 08:02 AM

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Scrutiny

(Noun) Careful and thorough examination of someone or something (usually to try to find mistakes).

Examples: Careful scrutiny of the company's accounts revealed a whole series of errors.

The employee was under scrutiny.

Similar words: examination, study, inspection, analysis

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