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 |
|---|---|
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |