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
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
repudiateto refuse to accept
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
brevityshortness of duration
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
nostruma medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
sublimatesublime
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
writheto twist into coils or folds