GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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fettera chain or shackle for the feet
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
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arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)