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
abjureto renounce upon oath
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
belaborto attack verbally
salutaryproducing a beneficial effect : remedial
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
genericrelating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general
fienddevil
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
capacitylegal competency (see competence