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 |
|---|---|
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |