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 |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| vertex | the top of the head |