GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| primal | original |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |