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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|---|---|
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| welter | writhe |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |