GRE Word List
RANK
offensive in odor or flavor
The meaning of the word rank is offensive in odor or flavor.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timbre | quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch) |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow; mournful; Ex. plaintive song |
| attrition | rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition |
| sterile | incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
| accelerate | move faster |
| paraphernalia | equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry |
| accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing |
| crinkle | wrinkle |
| disfigure | mar the appearance of; spoil |
| miscellaneous | made up of a variety of parts |
