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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| exploit | deed |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |