GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |