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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| paltry | inferior |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| succor | relief |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |