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
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
mergerthe 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
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
ignominydeep personal humiliation and disgrace
jocosegiven to joking : merry
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
privyprivate
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes