GRE Word List
RANKLE
irritate; fester; annoy
The meaning of the word rankle is irritate; fester; annoy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annuity | yearly allowance |
| axiom | self-evident truth requiring no proof |
| impertinent | insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence |
| effectual | able to produce a desired effect; valid |
| recite | repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| reminiscence | recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past |
| mettle | courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome |
| precipitous | steep; overhasty; precipitate |
| passive | not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance |
