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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| Word | Meaning |
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| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
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| diva | prima donna |
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| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
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