GRE Word List
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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| Word | Meaning |
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| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
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| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |