GRE Word List

RARE

seldom occurring or found : uncommon

The meaning of the word rare is seldom occurring or found : uncommon.

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WordMeaning
manaclea shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
remunerativeserving to remunerate
circuitoushaving a circular or winding course
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought