GRE Word List

ADAPT

to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification

The meaning of the word adapt is to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification.

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WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
dieto pass from physical life : expire
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
vendorone that vends : seller
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite