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

WordMeaning
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
rankrelative standing or position
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
compressto press or squeeze together
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives