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 |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
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| wry | twist |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
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