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 |
|---|---|
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| gruel | a thin porridge |