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.

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WordMeaning
casteone of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
brawnthe flesh of a boar
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
pilfersteal