GRE Word List
FETID
having a heavy offensive smell
The meaning of the word fetid is having a heavy offensive smell.
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| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| 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 |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
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| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| demure | reserved |
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