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
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
polemicalof, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial
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outmodednot being in style
canterone who uses cant: such as
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
impoverishto make poor
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
immaculatespotlessly clean