[
  {
    "rank": "1",
    "word": "the"
  },
  {
    "rank": "2",
    "word": "be"
  },
  {
    "rank": "3",
    "word": "to"
  },
  ...
]

var common = require('common-words');

function removeCommonWords(words, common) {
  common.forEach(function(obj) {
    var word = obj.word;
    while (words.indexOf(word) !== -1) {
      words.splice(words.indexOf(word), 1);
    }
  });
  return words;
};
removeCommonWords(yourWords, common);