GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |