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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |