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 |
|---|---|
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| amalgam | a mixture of different elements |