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 |
|---|---|
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |