GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |