GRE Word List
RANK
relative standing or position
The meaning of the word rank is relative standing or position.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| demerit | offense |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| cohorts | companion |