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.
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extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
contrivance | a thing contrived |
abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |