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 |
|---|---|
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |