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
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
nomenclaturename
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
bravehaving or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries