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Smell Words
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English
12th Grade
11/22/2009

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Term
aroma
Definition
pleasant odor; bouquet
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aromatic
Definition
sweet-scented; fragrant
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fragrant
Definition
having a pleasant odor
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fusty
Definition
1. stale-smelling; musty; moldy
2. old-fashioned
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incense
Definition
substance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
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malodorous
Definition
ill-smelling; stinking
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noisome
Definition
1. offensive to smell; disgusting
2. harmful
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olfactory
Definition
pertaining to the sense of smell
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pungent
Definition
sharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting
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putrid
Definition
1. stinking from decay
2. extremely bad; corrupt
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rancid
Definition
unpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
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rank
Definition
having a strong, bad odor or taste; offensively gross or coarse
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unsavory
Definition
1. unpleasant to taste or smell
2. morally offensive
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