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 |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| haggard | not tamed |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| gazette | newspaper |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| pundit | pandit |