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 |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| champion | a winner of first prize or first place in competition |
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| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| invalidate | to make invalid |