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 |
|---|---|
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |