GRE Word List

PUTREFY

to make putrid

The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.

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primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
propsomething that props or sustains : support
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms