GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |