GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| demerit | offense |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |