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
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
inundateoverwhelm
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
passiveacted upon by an external agency
foddersomething fed to domestic animals
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as
lanceta sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions