GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| allude | to make indirect reference |