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recherche
rare, exotic, or obscure in a way that suggests studied refinement
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Questions about “recherche”
Recherche (adjective) means rare, exotic, or obscure in a way that suggests studied refinement
Here is recherche used in an example sentence: "The menu featured recherche ingredients most diners had never tasted."
Common synonyms for recherche include esoteric, rarefied, exotic.
Antonyms of recherche include commonplace, ordinary, mundane.
Recherche is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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