GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
unearthlynot earthly: such as
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
anarchyabsence of government
headfirstwith the head foremost
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely