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.

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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
defeatistan attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
discloseto make known or public
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
componenta constituent part : ingredient
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates