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 |
|---|---|
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| doddering | feeble |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |