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RANCID

having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition

The meaning of the word rancid is having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition.

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verisimilitudethe quality or state of being verisimilar
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dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
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