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 |
|---|---|
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |