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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
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| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| vintner | a wine merchant |