GRE Word List

CHASM

a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge

The meaning of the word chasm is a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
decreean order usually having the force of law
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
cohortscompanion
distantseparated in space : away
preamblean introductory statement