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 |
|---|---|
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| sublimate | sublime |
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| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |