GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| consort | associate |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| aver | to declare positively |