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 |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| dilute | attenuate |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| providence | divine guidance or care |