GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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poignancythe quality or state of being poignant
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
fancierone that has a special liking or interest