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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WordMeaning
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
gapeto open the mouth wide
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking