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 |
|---|---|
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |