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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WordMeaning
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
infractionthe act of infringing : violation
parochialof or relating to a church parish
outlooka place offering a view
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties