rare vs select

rare

adj
  • Good; enjoyable. 

  • Thin; of low density. 

  • Very uncommon; scarce. 

  • Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red. 

noun
  • A scarce or uncommon item. 

verb
  • To rear, bring up, raise. 

  • To rear, rise up, start backwards. 

select

adj
  • Of high quality; top-notch. 

  • Privileged, specially selected. 

verb
  • To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options. 

  • To obtain a set of data from a database using a query. 

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