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 |
|---|---|
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |