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 |
|---|---|
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |