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

WordMeaning
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
billowwave
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
haphappening
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness