GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| paradigm | example |
| invalid | not valid: |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |