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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WordMeaning
abodethe place where one lives : home
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
buxomvigorously or healthily plump
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
auspiciousshowing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious