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 |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |