GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
trickleto issue or fall in drops
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds