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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| concord | a state of agreement : harmony |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| finery | ornament |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |