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
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
derivativea word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion