GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.

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shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
anthropologistthe science of human beings
connoisseurexpert
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
aceticvinegary
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object