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 |
|---|---|
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |