GRE Word List

RIFT

fissure

The meaning of the word rift is fissure.

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WordMeaning
unfetterto free from fetters
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
concatenatelinked together
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
etherealof or relating to the regions beyond the earth
drabslattern
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
pinnacea light sailing ship
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness