GRE Word List

ASEPTIC

preventing infection

The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.

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perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
puddingblood sausage
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
mercenaryone that serves merely for wages