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 |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| demerit | offense |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |