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 |
|---|---|
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| medium | something in a middle position |