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 |
|---|---|
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
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| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
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