GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| condole | grieve |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |