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.

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vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
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matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
expoundto set forth : state
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
collectedgathered together