GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |