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 |
|---|---|
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |