GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
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| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| imbue | endow |