GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |