GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| hallowed | holy |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| chafe | irritate |
| courier | messenger |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |