GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |