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 |
|---|---|
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |