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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |