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.

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cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
gerontologythe comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics
crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
gustythe sensation of taste
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
inclineto bend the head or body forward : bow
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle