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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |