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 |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |