GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
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| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
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| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |