GRE Word List
PUTRID
being in a state of putrefaction : rotten
The meaning of the word putrid is being in a state of putrefaction : rotten.
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| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |