GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |