GRE Word List

PUTRESCENT

undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid

The meaning of the word putrescent is undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid.

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WordMeaning
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
stringenttight