GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| espouse | marry |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |