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
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
propsomething that props or sustains : support
sinecurean office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
nubileof marriageable condition or age
congenialpleasant
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
desperadoa bold or violent criminal