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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| shove | to push along |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |