GRE Word List
RIFE
prevalent especially to an increasing degree
The meaning of the word rife is prevalent especially to an increasing degree.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |