GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| docile | easily taught |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |