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 |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| potentate | ruler |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |