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 |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |