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 |
|---|---|
| grate | grating |
| groom | bridegroom |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |