GRE Word List

PUTREFY

to make putrid

The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.

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WordMeaning
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
cemeterya burial ground
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire