GRE Word List
PUTREFY
to make putrid
The meaning of the word putrefy is to make putrid.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |