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 |
|---|---|
| contrive | devise |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |