GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| braid | to make from braids |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |