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
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
transpireto take place : go on
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
fraudulentcharacterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather