GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
noveltysomething new or unusual
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
poisebalance
pendulouspoised without visible support
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
erratichaving no fixed course : wandering