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 |
|---|---|
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| defalcate | deduct |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
