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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
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| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
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| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| appease | pacify |
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