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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |