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 |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| contest | strive |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| betray | to lead astray |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |