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
unfrockdefrock
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
presumeto undertake without leave or clear justification : dare
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
stygianof or relating to the river Styx
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point