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 |
|---|---|
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |