GRE Word List

RANK

relative standing or position

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

Random words

WordMeaning
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
addlerotten
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
filchto steal secretly or casually
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
gustoan individual or special taste
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image