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 |
|---|---|
| aptitude | inclination |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| enduring | lasting |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |