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 |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |