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
filchto steal secretly or casually
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
concorda state of agreement : harmony
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
lotan object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with