GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comestible | edible |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |