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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| license | permission to act |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |