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 |
|---|---|
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |