GRE Word List

RAREFIED

being less dense

The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.

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WordMeaning
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
disperseto cause to break up (see break up
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
anarchyabsence of government