GRE Word List
CLEFT
N: split
The meaning of the word cleft is N: split.
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spate | sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents |
boost | lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase |
charlatan | quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine) |
scale | climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones |
scrimmage | disorderly fight between two or more people |
stench | strong foul odor; reek; stink |
potpourri | heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room) |
mauve | pale purple |
canine | related to dogs; doglike |
lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |