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 |
|---|---|
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |