GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| imbibe | drink |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |