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 |
|---|---|
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |