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 |
|---|---|
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| progeny | descendants |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| categorical | absolute |