GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
grimfierce in disposition or action : savage
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
incrustationa crust or hard coating
tutelageinstruction especially of an individual
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions
peccadilloa slight offense
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile