GRE Word List

RAREFIED

being less dense

The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.

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WordMeaning
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
braidto make from braids
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clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
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ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly