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
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
imbecilitythe quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness
desiccateto dry up
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
approbationcommendation
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
emetican agent that induces vomiting
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry