GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections