GRE Word List

ANTISEPTIC

opposing microbial infection

The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.

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WordMeaning
extrudeto force, press, or push out
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
purportedreputed
qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
allocateto apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle