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 |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| compartment | a separate division or section |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |