GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| antecede | precede |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
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