GRE Word List

PUTRESCENT

undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid

The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.

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WordMeaning
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
omnipresentpresent in all places at all times
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
categoricalabsolute
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
pachydermany 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
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong