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 |
|---|---|
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| heed | to pay attention |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |