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
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
motleyvariegated in color
meretriciousof or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse