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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |