GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| shove | to push along |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |