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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| reckon | count |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |