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 |
|---|---|
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |