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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WordMeaning
syllogisma 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")
maimto mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
outragean act of violence or brutality
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax