GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
witherto become dry and sapless
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
descryto catch sight of
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist