rarefied

/RAIR-uh-fyde/adjective

esoteric and remote from ordinary life; of thin air

Prize committees move in rarefied circles.
Synonyms
exclusive, esoteric, elevated
Antonyms
common, accessible
Memory hook
rare + fied: air and company grown thin.

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