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 |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| blackball | to vote against |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |