GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| billowing | wave |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |