GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
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creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
suppliantsupplicant
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nourishnurture