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 |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |