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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |