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.

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WordMeaning
repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
censurea judgment involving condemnation
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast