GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

Random words

WordMeaning
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gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
rococorococo work or style
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
meteoricof or relating to a meteor