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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| renown | a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |