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
sagaa 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
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
distantseparated in space : away
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
fineryornament
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter