GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| pitfall | trap |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |