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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |