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 |
|---|---|
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |