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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WordMeaning
heedto pay attention
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
vauntedhighly or widely praised or boasted about
fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur