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 |
|---|---|
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |