GRE Word List

RANK

relative standing or position

The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.

Random words

WordMeaning
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
jadedfatigued by overwork : exhausted
vernalof, relating to, or occurring in the spring
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another