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 |
|---|---|
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |