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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prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
adjurationa solemn oath
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
matineea musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon
fermentto undergo fermentation
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
marrowbone marrow