GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
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| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| whittle | a large knife |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |