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 |
|---|---|
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |