GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| convention | agreement |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| defalcate | deduct |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |