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 |
|---|---|
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| laud | praise |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |