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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| congruent | congruous |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |