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 |
|---|---|
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| countenance | look |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |