GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
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|---|---|
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| score | twenty |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| slew | a large number |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
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| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |