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 |
|---|---|
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |