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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |