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.

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WordMeaning
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
galleona heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell