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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |