GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
similea figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor
conventionagreement
panderto act as a pander
defalcatededuct
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive