GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| demerit | offense |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |