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
penetrateto pass into or through
loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
oligarchygovernment by the few
derelictabandoned especially by the owner or occupant
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
laudpraise
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach