GRE Word List
PUTRID
decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity
The meaning of the word putrid is decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hibernal | wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
| wane | decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N. |
| clap | strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause |
| alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water |
| recurrent | occurring again and again |
| imponderable | weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound |
| prodigal | wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; Ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; N. prodigality |
| malapropism | comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop |
| interpolate | insert between |
| obloquy | slander; disgrace; infamy |
