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 |
|---|---|
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| shambles | a meat market |