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 |
|---|---|
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| dally | to act playfully |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| fluke | flatfish |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| haggard | not tamed |