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 |
|---|---|
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| influx | a coming in |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |