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 |
|---|---|
| abnegation | denial |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |