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 |
|---|---|
| expound | to set forth : state |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| document | proof |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |