GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| encompass | include |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |