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 |
|---|---|
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |