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 |
|---|---|
| anarchy | absence of government |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| provident | frugal |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |