GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gobble | to swallow or eat greedily |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |