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 |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| scion | descendant |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| melee | a confused struggle |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |