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 |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| evenhanded | fair |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |