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
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
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recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
aspireto seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice