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rank

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  1. flagrant               2. malodorous            
 
1. rank \'rank\ aj [ME, fr. OE ranc overbearing, strong; akin to OE riht 
   right - mor]e at RIGHT 1: luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth  2: 
   offensively gross or coarse : FOUL  obs  3: grown too large  4a: DOWNRIGHT  
   4b: COMPLETE, UTTER  archaic  5: LUSTFUL, RUTTISH  6: RANCID  7: PUTRID, 
   FESTERING  8: high in amount : EXCESSIVE  - rank.ly av
2. rank n [MF renc, reng, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG hring ring - mor]e at 
   RING 1a: ROW, SERIES  1b: a row of people  1c1: a line of soldiers ranged 
   side by side in close order  pl  1c2: ARMED FORCES  pl  1c3: the body of 
   enlisted men  1d: a row of squares extending horizontally across a 
   chessboard  Brit  1e: STAND  2: an orderly arrangement : FORMATION  3: a 
   social class  4a: relative standing or position  4b: a degree or position 
   of dignity, eminence, or excellence : DISTINC TION 4c: high social position 
    4d: a grade of official standing 
3. rank vt 1: to arrange in lines or in a regular formation  2: to 
   determine the relative position of : RATE  3: to take precedence of  1: to 
   form or move in ranks  2: to take or have a position in relation to others