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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WordMeaning
comestibleedible
smudgeto make a smudge on
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litheeasily bent or flexed
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mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
anomalysomething different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous