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 |
|---|---|
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |