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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|---|---|
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| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
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| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
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| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
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| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
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