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 |
|---|---|
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| pummel | pound |