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.

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WordMeaning
incarcerateto put in prison
lollto hang loosely or laxly : droop
cisternan artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater)
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
mortifyto subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
fussyeasily upset : irritable
amalgama mixture of different elements