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
concurto express agreement
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
renowna state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored : fame
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
dissembleto hide under a false appearance