GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |