rank

Complete and absolute, often used to emphasise something negative.

"That's a rank injustice, I tell you."

A position or grade within an organisation, especially the armed forces.

"He holds a high rank in the army."

To assign or have a particular position or grade in a scale.

"The university ranks highly for research."

Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste, often due to decay.

"There was a rank smell from the drains."