GRE Word List
SEPTIC
of, relating to, or causing putrefaction
The meaning of the word septic is of, relating to, or causing putrefaction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |