GRE Word List
RIP
to tear or split apart or open
The meaning of the word rip is to tear or split apart or open.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| spare | not being used |