[rang-ker] 
| bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice. |
| ran·cor (rāng'kər) n. Bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will. See Synonyms at enmity. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin, rancid smell, from Latin rancēre, to stink, be rotten.] ran'cor·ous adj., ran'cor·ous·ly adv., ran'cor·ous·ness n. |
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