GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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WordMeaning
myriadten thousand
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
lapa loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
equipoisea state of equilibrium
ruminantan animal that chews the cud