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 |
|---|---|
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |