GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| coin | corner |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |