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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |