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 |
|---|---|
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| docile | easily taught |