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 |
|---|---|
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |