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 |
|---|---|
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |