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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| magnitude | great size or extent |