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
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
forteone's strong point
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
untenablenot able to be defended
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
loftan upper room or floor : attic
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
fussyeasily upset : irritable