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 |
|---|---|
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| sophist | philosopher |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| nomenclature | name |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |