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 |
|---|---|
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| countenance | look |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |