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 |
|---|---|
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| prattle | prate |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |