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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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audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
denominationan act of denominating
sublimatesublime
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
looma frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow