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 |
|---|---|
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| billow | wave |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |