GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |