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

WordMeaning
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
grottocave
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
dumbfoundto confound (see confound