GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| circlet | a little circle |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |