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 |
|---|---|
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |