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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circleta little circle
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
deferput off
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vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
disputatiousinclined to dispute
dys-abnormal
fructifyto bear fruit