GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| flail | a 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 |