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 |
|---|---|
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |