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
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
understateto represent as less than is the case
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
congenialpleasant
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
haggardnot tamed