GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hortatory | hortative |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |