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 |
|---|---|
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |