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.

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WordMeaning
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
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analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
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purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
dingydirty
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping