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 |
|---|---|
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| microcosm | a little world |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |