GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
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tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
reparteea quick and witty reply
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
lucremonetary gain : profit
distortto twist (see twist
torquea force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion