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 |
|---|---|
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |