GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| nourish | nurture |