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 |
|---|---|
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| cohorts | companion |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |