GRE Word List
RARE
seldom occurring or found : uncommon
The meaning of the word rare is seldom occurring or found : uncommon.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| desiccate | to dry up |
