GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
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flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
smother | to kill by depriving of air |
figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
pedestrian | commonplace |
animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |