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
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
botchan inflammatory sore
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
sybaritevoluptuary
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out