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 |
|---|---|
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| asunder | into parts |