GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| fauna | animal life |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |