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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|---|---|
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
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| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| redoubtable | causing fear or alarm : formidable |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |