TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Apr-13
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 18-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists cauterise [ KAW-tuh'-rahyz ] [ transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. to burn, sear or freeze by means of a caustic agent 2. to deaden or render senseless or insensitive USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The flesh around the wound was cauterised to minimize pain. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The traditional method, which heats tissue to cauterise wounds, can affect the ability to eat and drink for days. BBC, 'Less pain' tonsil ops developed, 21 December, 2003 fancier [ FAN-see-er ] [ noun, adjective ] MEANING : 1. (n.) an enthusiast or a person having a liking for something 2. (n.) a person who breeds animals or p...