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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WordMeaning
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
douseto plunge into water
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
consecratededicated to a sacred purpose
rightfuljust
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
decipherdecode
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered