GRE Word List

PUTREFY

to make putrid

The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.

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WordMeaning
seedycontaining or full of seeds
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
earthyof, relating to, or consisting of earth
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
shavingthe act of one that shaves
begetto procreate as the father : sire