GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
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| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| leery | suspicious |