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 |
|---|---|
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |