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 |
|---|---|
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| query | question |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| encompass | include |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |