GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

Random words

WordMeaning
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
seedycontaining or full of seeds
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
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
adjacentnot distant : nearby
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor