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 |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |