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 |
|---|---|
| consort | associate |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |