GRE Word List
RANCID
having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank
The meaning of the word rancid is having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscellany | mixture of writings on various subjects; collection of various items |
| gratuitous | given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason; Ex. gratuitous comment |
| covenant | binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise |
| glutton | someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much |
| bludgeon | club; heavy-headed weapon; V. |
| winnow | sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind |
| feral | (of an animal) not domestic; wild |
| sonorous | resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound |
| decipher | decode; CF. indecipherable |
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |