GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
delugean overflowing of the land by water
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential