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 |
|---|---|
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |