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 |
|---|---|
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| oversee | survey |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |