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 |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| commune | talk over |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |