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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |