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 |
|---|---|
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| paramour | lover |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |