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 |
|---|---|
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| finery | ornament |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |