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 |
|---|---|
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |