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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| foppish | foolish |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |