GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| license | permission to act |
| concur | to express agreement |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |