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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| provenance | origin |
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| leery | suspicious |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |