GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |