GRE Word List
ASEPTIC
preventing infection
The meaning of the word aseptic is preventing infection.
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| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |