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 |
|---|---|
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| colloquy | conversation |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| phenomena | phenomenon |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |