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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |