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rank (2)
rank and file
rank and yank
rank correlation
ranker
rankin’
Rankine scale
ranking
rankle
Rann of Kutch
ransack
ransom
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ranula
ranunculus
RAOC
Raoult’s law
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rankle

ran·kle [ rángk'l ] (past and past participle ran·kled, present participle ran·kling, 3rd person present singular ran·kles)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
cause bitter feelings: to cause persistent feelings of bitterness, resentment, or anger

[14th century. < Old French raoncler< raoncle "festering sore," literally "little snake (bite)" < Latin dracunculus< draco (see dragon)]
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