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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| fiend | devil |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |