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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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WordMeaning
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
posthumousborn after the death of the father
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce