GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |