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 |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |