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

WordMeaning
spruceto make spruce
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
chasethe hunting of wild animals
hypochondriachypochondriacal
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
scenarioan outline or synopsis of a play
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
fumbleto grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly