GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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WordMeaning
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
infidelone who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity
benedictionthe invocation (see invocation
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
sophistphilosopher
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)