GRE Word List

RAREFIED

being less dense

The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.

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centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
derelictionan intentional abandonment
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)