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 |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| ploy | escapade |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |