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 |
|---|---|
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |