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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |
| stringent | tight |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |