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 |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| stringent | tight |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |