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 |
|---|---|
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |