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

WordMeaning
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
elixira substance held capable of changing base metals into gold
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
acridsharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating
psychosomaticof, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force