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 |
|---|---|
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |