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
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
disclaimto make a disclaimer
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush