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 |
|---|---|
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| haven | harbor |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| braid | to make from braids |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |