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 |
|---|---|
| abnegation | denial |
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| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
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| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |