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 |
|---|---|
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| countenance | look |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| reek | smoke |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |