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 |
|---|---|
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| retrench | cut down |
| impuissance | weakness |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |