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 |
|---|---|
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |