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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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qualmsa feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
peruseto examine or consider with attention and in detail : study
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
plummetto fall perpendicularly
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
pugilistfighter
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions