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 |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| condign | deserved |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |