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 |
|---|---|
| connoisseur | expert |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| impuissance | weakness |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| exhume | disinter |
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| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |