GRE Word List
RAREFIED
being less dense
The meaning of the word rarefied is being less dense.
Random words
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|---|---|
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| devotee | an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport) |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |