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
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
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regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper