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
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
condigndeserved
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
dys-abnormal
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required