GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| upright | perpendicular |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| diva | prima donna |