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 |
|---|---|
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |