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 |
|---|---|
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| cue | the letter q |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| poise | balance |