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 |
|---|---|
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| schism | division |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |