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 |
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sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
jocose | given to joking : merry |
orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
desiccate | to dry up |