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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| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| microcosm | a little world |
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| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |