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 |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| perdition | eternal damnation |