GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| lugubrious | mournful |