GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
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| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
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| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |