GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| devious | wandering |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |