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 |
|---|---|
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| collate | to compare critically |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |