GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| antecede | precede |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |