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 |
|---|---|
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |