GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |