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 |
|---|---|
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |