GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
dilatorytending or intended to cause delay
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
grotesquea 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
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
scurvya 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