GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |