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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WordMeaning
billowwave
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
opuswork
tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
meekenduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
touchymarked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
thesisa dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view