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 |
|---|---|
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| refrain | curb |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |