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 |
|---|---|
| junket | trip |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |