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 |
|---|---|
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |