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
predilectionan established preference for something
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
avalanchea large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice
nourishmentfood
igneousformed by solidification of magma
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
ramparta protective barrier : bulwark
daubto cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster