GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
throttleto compress the throat of : choke