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
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
paradigmexample
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
limnto draw or paint on a surface
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept