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 |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |