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 |
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dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
oaf | a stupid person : boob |
abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
defalcate | deduct |
contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |