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 |
|---|---|
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |