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 |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |