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 |
|---|---|
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |