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 |
|---|---|
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |