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 |
|---|---|
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| purported | reputed |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |