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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raspy | harsh |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| provenance | origin |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |