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 |
|---|---|
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| championship | designation as champion |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| disport | sport |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |