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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| concentric | having a common center |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| hortatory | hortative |
| waif | a stray person or animal |