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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| submerge | to put under water |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| debut | a first appearance |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |