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 |
|---|---|
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| opulence | wealth |