GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| hurl | rush |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| microcosm | a little world |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |