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 |
|---|---|
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| docile | easily taught |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |