GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| gnarl | snarl |