GRE Word List
SHIFT
to exchange for or replace by another : change
The meaning of the word shift is to exchange for or replace by another : change.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| hallowed | holy |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |