GRE Word List
RIFE
prevalent especially to an increasing degree
The meaning of the word rife is prevalent especially to an increasing degree.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| crass | gross |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |