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 |
|---|---|
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| onus | burden |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |