GRE Word List
CLEFT
a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
The meaning of the word cleft is a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |