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 |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| endue | provide |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |