GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |