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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |