GRE Word List
RARE
(of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains
The meaning of the word rare is (of air) thin in density; rarefied; Ex. rare air of the mountains.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
paramour | illicit lover |
sanguinary | bloody; with much bloodshed |
incarnate | endowed with flesh; invested with bodily form; personified; Ex. devil incarnate; V: give bodily form to; embody |
glare | shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N. |
esoteric | hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica |
expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
paucity | scarcity; dearth |
sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
sprightly | lively |