GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |