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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |