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 |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |