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 |
|---|---|
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| dingy | dirty |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |