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 |
|---|---|
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |