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 |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |