GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| comestible | edible |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |