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 |
|---|---|
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |