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 |
|---|---|
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| unfrock | defrock |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |