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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| potentate | ruler |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |