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 |
|---|---|
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |