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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| debilitate | to impair the strength of : enfeeble |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |