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 |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |