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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| silt | loose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ยน/โโ millimeter or less in diameter |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |