GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |