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 |
|---|---|
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| circlet | a little circle |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |