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 |
|---|---|
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| garnish | decorate |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |