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 |
|---|---|
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |