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 |
|---|---|
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |