GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| evenhanded | fair |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |