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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WordMeaning
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
citadela fortress that commands (see command
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
garnerto gather into storage
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish