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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forego | to go before : precede |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |