GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| categorical | absolute |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |