GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |