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 |
|---|---|
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| amend | to put right |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| lunar | crescent |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |