GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
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sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
amiss | in a mistaken way : wrongly |
dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
fussy | easily upset : irritable |
quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
roster | a roll or list of personnel |
cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |