GRE Word List
PUTREFY
make or become putrid; N. putrefaction
The meaning of the word putrefy is make or become putrid; N. putrefaction.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | public records; place where public records are kept |
| exigency | urgent situation; ADJ. exigent |
| polarize | split into opposite extremes or camps |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| equinox | period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn; Ex. vernal/autumnal equinox; ADJ. equinoctial |
| palm | conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir |
| heterodox | (of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional |
| floe | flat mass of floating ice |
| gait | manner of walking or running; speed |
| consolidation | unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen |
