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 |
|---|---|
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |