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 |
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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 |