GRE Word List
ANTISEPTIC
opposing microbial infection
The meaning of the word antiseptic is opposing microbial infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |