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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| rustle | to make or cause a rustle |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |