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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WordMeaning
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
vieto strive for superiority : contend
oustto remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
inculcateto teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
delveexcavate
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group