GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
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| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| rotunda | a round building |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |