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 |
|---|---|
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| euphoria | a feeling of well-being or elation |