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 |
|---|---|
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| venue | locale |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |