GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
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| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |