[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rarified
     adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the
            rarefied mountain air" syn: rare, rarefied
     2: reserved for an elite group syn: rarefied
     3: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
        style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
        ideals"- oliver franks; "a noble and lofty concept" syn:
        exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied,
         idealistic, noble-minded
see also:
rare rarefied exalted high-flown high-minded lofty 
idealistic noble-minded 

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