GRE Word List

PUTREFY

to make putrid

The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.

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officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
frivolousof little weight or importance
dingydirty
notcha V-shaped indentation
suppliantsupplicant
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
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