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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| violate | break |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |