GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| poise | balance |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |