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 |
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prompt | to move to action : incite |
qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
approbation | commendation |
atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |