GRE Word List
SIFT
to put through a sieve
The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| descry | to catch sight of |