GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| mammal | any 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 |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| anchor | a 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 |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |