GRE Word List
RIFT
fissure
The meaning of the word rift is fissure.
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|---|---|
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
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| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
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| perforate | to make a hole through |