GRE Word List
VIVISECTION
the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
The meaning of the word vivisection is the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| ensconce | shelter |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| aria | air |