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 |
|---|---|
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| reverie | daydream |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |