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 |
|---|---|
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| farce | stuff |