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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
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| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |