GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| suckle | to give milk to from the breast or udder |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| rational | having reason or understanding |