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 |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |