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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yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
ravenous | rapacious |