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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |