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 |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| pulmonary | of, relating to, affecting, or occurring in the lungs |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |