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 |
|---|---|
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |