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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| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |