GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| laud | praise |