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 |
|---|---|
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |