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 |
|---|---|
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| executioner | one who executes |