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
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
briman upper or outer margin : verge
impoliticnot politic : unwise
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
fuddlebooze
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation