GRE Word List

PUTREFY

to make putrid

The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.

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depredationto lay waste : plunder
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
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pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite