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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |