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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| cerebral | of or relating to the brain or the intellect |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |