GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
remediablecapable of being remedied
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
ariaair
blareto sound loud and strident
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
aghaststruck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
psychicof or relating to the psyche : psychogenic