GRE Word List
RIP
tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N.
The meaning of the word rip is tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
| plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ¹ö¼¸ ±¸¸§ |
| fusillade | simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.) |
| instigate | start; urge; provoke; incite; Ex. instigate a search/quarrel |
| cuisine | style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine |
| complicity | participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime) |
| bacchanal | noisy party with a lot of drinking |
| melancholy | gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia |
| institution | instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; Ex. institution of marriage |