GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| vertebrate | any 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 |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |