GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
genuflectto bend the knee
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing