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 |
|---|---|
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| schism | division |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |