GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
virtualbeing such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
slewa large number
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
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offensivemaking attack : aggressive