GRE Word List

SEPTIC

of, relating to, or causing putrefaction

The meaning of the word septic is of, relating to, or causing putrefaction.

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WordMeaning
impenitentnot penitent
feintsomething feigned
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
provenanceorigin
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
immunenot susceptible or responsive
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation