GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clime | climate |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| reverberate | reflect |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| score | twenty |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| wanton | merciless |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |