GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| schism | division |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| bookish | of or relating to books |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |