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 |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| forte | one's strong point |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| raiment | clothing |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |