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 |
|---|---|
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |