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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|---|---|
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| contrive | devise |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |