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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| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| noisome | noxious |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
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| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |