GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| stilted | pompous |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |