GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

Random words

WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
snivelto run at the nose
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)