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 |
|---|---|
| pliant | pliable |
| dart | a light spear |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |