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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| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| sublimate | sublime |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
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| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |