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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |