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 |
|---|---|
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |