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 |
|---|---|
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| groom | bridegroom |
| unkempt | not combed |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| sleek | slick |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |