GRE Word List
PUTRESCENT
undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |