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 |
|---|---|
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |