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 |
|---|---|
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| kismet | fate |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |