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 |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |