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    The document defines and provides examples for the words bewildering, plebeian, and rancid. Bewildering means difficult to understand and is used to describe a shop display that made choice difficult. Plebeian means lacking refinement and is used to describe tastes that were mocked by snobs. Rancid means tasting or smelling unpleasant and is used to describe a nauseating odor from spoiled food.

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    The document defines and provides examples for the words bewildering, plebeian, and rancid. Bewildering means difficult to understand and is used to describe a shop display that made choice difficult. Plebeian means lacking refinement and is used to describe tastes that were mocked by snobs. Rancid means tasting or smelling unpleasant and is used to describe a nauseating odor from spoiled food.

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    Word: BEWILDERING (adj)

    Meaning difficult to understand


    Root of the
    -
    word
    Synonyms baffling, perplexing, puzzling, mystifying, confusing
    Antonyms straight forward, comprehensible
    The bewildering array of jewellery displayed in the shop made my
    Usage
    choice very difficult.

    Word: PLEBEIAN (adj)


    Meaning lacking refinement
    Root of the word -
    Synonyms uncultivated, unrefined, lowbrow, rustic, coarse, uncouth
    Antonyms refined, cultivated, sophisticated
    Usage His plebeian tastes were heckled by the snobs of the club.

    Word: RANCID (adj)


    Meaning tasting or smelling unpleasant
    Root of the word -
    Synonyms sour, stale, rank, putrid, old
    Antonyms fresh
    Usage The rancid odour emanating from the dish was nauseating.

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