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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| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |