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 |
|---|---|
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| paramour | lover |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |