GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
espousemarry
compressto press or squeeze together
pantomimepantomimist
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)