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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| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
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| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
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