GRE Word List
FETID
having a heavy offensive smell
The meaning of the word fetid is having a heavy offensive smell.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |