GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |