GRE Word List

RAREFIED

being less dense

The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.

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WordMeaning
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
swarthyof a dark color, complexion, or cast
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
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antithesisthe direct opposite
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat