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 |
|---|---|
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| fluke | flatfish |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |