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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |