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 |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |