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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| plait | pleat |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |