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 |
|---|---|
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| consort | associate |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |