GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |