GRE Word List

FISSURE

a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting

The meaning of the word fissure is a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting.

Random words

WordMeaning
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
satesatisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
agglomerationthe action or process of collecting in a mass
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
understateto represent as less than is the case