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 |
|---|---|
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |