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 |
|---|---|
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |