GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| compulsory | mandatory |
