GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |