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 |
|---|---|
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| dingy | dirty |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| sophist | philosopher |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |