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 |
|---|---|
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| pedagogue | teacher |