GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
recuperateto get back : regain
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
cordialshowing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval