GRE Word List
CAUTERIZE
to sear with a cautery or caustic
The meaning of the word cauterize is to sear with a cautery or caustic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |