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 |
|---|---|
| forte | one's strong point |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |