GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |