GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motley | variegated in color |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |