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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| noisome | noxious |
| sift | to put through a sieve |