GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |