GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| rickety | affected with rickets |