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 |
|---|---|
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |