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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| render | to melt down |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |