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 |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |