GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| cursive | running |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |