What does rarefied mean?
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From our dictionary:rar•e•fied
Pronunciation: (râr'u-fId"), [key]
—adj.
1. extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted: the rarefied atmosphere of a scholarly symposium.
2. of, belonging to, or appealing to an exclusive group; select; esoteric: rarefied tastes.
