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 |
|---|---|
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| microcosm | a little world |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |