GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |