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 |
|---|---|
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| concur | to express agreement |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |