GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |