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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |