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 |
|---|---|
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| 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 |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| reverberate | reflect |
| decipher | decode |