Question

Read this line from The War of the Worlds:

…as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water.

In this sentence, what does the word "scrutinized" mean?

a. Meaningless
b. Parasitic
c. Tiny
d. Examined

Answer 1

D

Answer 2

100%

Answer 3

scru·ti·nize
[skroot-n-ahyz] verb, scru·ti·nized, scru·ti·niz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.