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 |
|---|---|
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |