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 |
|---|---|
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| viable | capable of living |