GRE Word List
RANCID
having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
The meaning of the word rancid is having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cartographer | map-maker |
| caucus | private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston |
| diminution | lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish |
| pedantic | bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry |
| gibe | mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
| gnome | dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards |
| rag | scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect; Ex. ragged debut/performance |
| avert | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); Ex. An accident was averted by his quick thinking; Ex. She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. |
| ineffable | unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible; Ex. ineffable name/joy |
| hackles | hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
