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 |
|---|---|
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| sidetrack | siding |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |