GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |