GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |