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 |
|---|---|
| sear | being dried and withered |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |