GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |